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@sind mes MARSHALL A. GETZENDANER, OF POLO, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 102,5

32, dated May 3, 1870.

IMPROVEMEN IN CORN-HARVESTER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part. of thesame To Il whom it may concern:

Be it known that- I, MAnsHanL A. Gn'rzuxnasnn, ot' Polo, in the countyof Ogle and State ot' Illinois, have invented a new and usefulImprovementin'Corn- Picking and Husking-liachiues; and I do herebydeclare that the following is avi'uil, clear, and exact descriptionthereof.

Figure 1 shows a top view of' my invention.

Figure 2 shows a side elevation ot' the same.

Like letters indicate like parts.

The nature of my invention relates to that class ot' machines which areused in picking` and lulskiugoorn, the power being applied h v means ofone of the wheels supporting the machine, the said wheel having cogs setinside the rim of thcwheei, in which pinionwheels work, transmittingmotion to the machinery.

As in Figure 1, A is one ot' the wheels supporting the machine,havingits inner rim set, with oogs, which impart motion to the shafts Band O by means-of pinion-wheels on theends of' the shafts, and workingin the cogs. v

At the other end of the shaft B is the beveled pinion-wheel l), workingin cogs set ou the under side oi' the. reel D. y The 'shaft'C isfurnished with the grooved pulley c, the cog-wheel c', and, at theextremity, the beveled cog-wheel d.

E and tare inclined flanged cutting-rollers, having cog-wheels, 7i h, onthe upper end, connecting them 'with each other. u

The roller vEhas also a beveled pinion, n, xed on the cog 7i, and worksiu the beveled cog el on the extremity of the shaft O.

F is a spring-board set on the outside of thc rollers E and E. Y

l F1 is a sliding board leading to G, which is an inclined endless apronor carrier, supported and working upon a small roller under the shaft B,and supported at the upper cud by tbev shaft It, said shaft k beingfurnished with grooved pulley, li, over which the band a passes,connecting with the pulley on the shaft O, from which it receives itsmotion'.

F2 is another spring-board, set outside of the apron X is the husker,consisting ot' the endless apron or carrier H working ou the shaft C,and a slnallershalft. or rollend, at the rear ot' the machine, and thecom bined rollers m' m ym. m, every other one being grooved,

the said rollers being sot direct-ly underneath the carrier H, which hasa portion broken away in the drawing to show the working of the rollers,which are set in journal-boxcs, and are furnished ou the outer end withpinion-wheels working in gear with each, and r'eceived their motion fromthe wheel c' on the shaft C,

the wheel c' being geared in the pinion g on the end of the roller m.'

o and o is the spring and block set in the rear ol' the frame R, andworking in the end ot' the'v trough S, and is operated by engaging withthe piu `1J set in the shaitJ O, and revolving with the same.

Lis the drivel-s seat, and

T is the pole-supporter, perlbrated at equal' distances, so that thepole may be raised or lowered at pleasure, the whole machine beingsupporti-id upon the frame or bed R.

The operation of' the machine being substantially as follows:

\Vhen set in motion, thel large whecl A connnuni- Cates its mot-ion tothe shafts B and C hy means ot' the pinion-wheels on t-he end of saidshafts B and 0,' and working in gear with the cogs in the rim of thewheel A.

The shaft B transmits motion to the side-motion reel D by`aid of thebeveled kpinion b in gea-r with the cogs on the under side of the reel.Y mmm The shaft G transmits motion to the apron H, the pulley c, cog c',and beveled cog ll, and also to vthe apron or carrier G, by means ot'the band a passing over the pulleyi on the short shalt la, said band, a,being crossed, so as togive a proper direction toward the. hnsker X.

The cog o' gives motion to the pinion g on the end of one ofthe rollersof the husker, which, in turn, gives motion to another pinion, on',which, being in gear with the pinions m m. m, causes the rollers torevolve.

The beveled cog .ll on the end oi' the shaftI O is geared with thepinion n on the cog-wheel h, which is in gear with the cog h', saidcog-wheels 71. and hbcing arranged on the upper end of the Bangedcutting-rollers E and E', and impart an upward motion to them.

The machine being thus in play, and driven through a field of corn, theoperation will be about as follows:

The stalks of corn are caught between the guards j' f, while thc'armsofthe reel D push them forward between the revolving cutters E and whichout the stalk ott' just below the ear, and this is thrown on thesliding-board l1", and passes from thence to the carrier G, by which itis carried to the husker X, and drawn into the same between the apron Handthe combined rollers m' m m m, the aprons serving to holdV the eardown ou the rollers, by which-the husk is torn off. A

From the husker it is passed into the trough. S, and is forced forwardby the action of the spring and block o o.

Having thus fully described Vthe construct-ion operation" of myimprovement in corn-picking husking-maohines,

and and What: I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letteps Patent,is-

1. The spring and block o' and o, in'conuecton wit-h the pin p.

2. Tha combination of the rollers E and E', with the reel D, the huskerX, and the spring and block o and o, with the piu p, each arranged inconnectiopb with the other, as hereinbefore shown and desem e The abovespecification of my improvements in corupcking and huskng-machinessigned this 23d day of December, 1869.

M. A. GETZENDANER. [L s.]

Witnesses l. M. ENGELBRECHT. EDW. BUCKLY.

